Every Bolivian house has a jar of llajua. It´s one of those sauces that you add to every meal. It´s a fresh sauce, not cooked. With not many ingredients it´s very simple.Every department/state and every household has their own recipe. Some people make it with onions, some with oil, and others add parsley and/or quirquiña, but the 2 main ingredients that every recipe has in common are tomatoes and locoto (chili peppers).I usually use whatever kind of chili peppers I have on hand since I don´t have locotos. To make this recipe you just need some fresh chilies.This llajua is great with majau tapau! or with a yummy salteña (bolivian pastry) like the one in the picture above :).

We´re going to use the tomato as a base for this sauce. Blend some tomato and a snip of parsley. Adding your peppers, you can start with just half to try the flavor, if you like it finish it up with some salt or just keep adding more peppers until it has the right kick.